Allocatur

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Al`lo`ca´tur

(Law) "Allowed." The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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